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This was a really good book. The plot went at a good pace. I really liked the ML. He was devoted and black bellied, which is a good combination in my book. I like really alpha ML. The translation is excellent.The MC was okay. Very smart and accomplished, but Mary Sue. She's not one of those villainess types that are currently popular right now, so you will be disappointed if you want one of those types. But I don't think She's as bad as some as the other readers say she is. She's shy, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have a backbone. Also her gentle personality means that she will use her brains instead of getting into a physical brawl. The only exception was when it involved her son.Almost all of her conflicts involve a war of words that involve double meanings. If you don't pay attention, you will miss it. One example is her confrontation Spoiler
with the woman who "generously" offered to let her be her son's concubine.
[collapse]The ending is well written. The side stories are uneven. Some are good and some I just skimmed because I was boredBTW, this book is much better than the author's other book, Pampered into Being the Empress.